Ratchet & Clank - Kerwan - Metropolis

Kerwan - Metropolis
Ratchet & Clank OST
Music by David Bergeaud

[@Char_Aznable_Red]

This right here is the most iconic theme from the series

[@quasi-stellarcatastrophe4555]

@@narananas7671 Same, and it was my first video game ever. Loved it then, and I love it now.

[@thefiresworddragon927]

Me being the deadlocked fan that I am, trust me, I SO want to say "I call bullshit".

[@TheDOWfan]

Definitely. Mainly because of the demo disk that everyone got with their PS2s.

[@caseykarciauskas4060]

Blackwater City would like a word

[@thefiresworddragon927]

@@caseykarciauskas4060 Yes, about how horrifying it is to suffer!

[@nathanbrennan3503]

As impressive as Rift Apart was, I fear Ratchet and Clank will never return to what it once was. This game had everything, the atmsophere, the personality, the world-building, it was all there. So far ahead of its time.

[@Chovey]

so tr

[@Lordy-Lord]

It wasn't ahead of it's time. Because we're 18 years ahead in the future and the new music sucks

[@oess855]

@@Lordy-Lord Meaning that it was ahead of it's time dumba$$

[@gooberaureliusmaximusiii6638]

Yeah I feel that way about most series, Fallout, COD, some others I don't remember. They don't have the same charm as they used to in my opinion

[@robsmith961]

@@Lordy-Lord Well I suppose the future ran away from the best that the past offered.

[@HeartlessValiumWhore]

I played R&C 1 before I played the second or third games, but I was so young that I didn't really remember it. I have very vivid memories of playing Going Commando and Up Your Arsenal, but I had essentially forgotten everything about the first game. Over a decade later, when I was in community college, I decided to finally reply the original game. Landing on Kerwan, watching that walkup animation, and hearing this theme play with Metropolis in front of me caused such an intense emotional reaction because I suddenly remembered everything.

[@ouninja25]

Nothing beats the originals

[@theboldone1961]

❤

[@SaoryEmanoelle]

R&C1 maybe not have the best controls but God, for me it's still the best in the original trilogy. Simply amazing

[@ZekkenVideosgraciosos]

Mucho texto

[@maestrofeli4259]

@@ZekkenVideosgraciosos bruhhh

[@SammEater]

Way better than the "generic Marvel super hero" vibe of the remake soundtrack.

[@ramon88us]

Exactly, I miss the older soundtracks with more personality. Sad they went for a more generic orchestral sound in the later games.

[@jonahabenhaim1223]

@@ramon88us I hope rift apart fixes that

[@jenjenparibou3995]

@@jonahabenhaim1223 Don't we all?

[@tismeah7]

@@jonahabenhaim1223 it doesn't

[@LookingTheBest]

Insomniacs new Composer like wtf, no wonder you cant emulate the original soundtracks on new games if you dont even attempt to respect the original work when given the opportunity to.

[@Soma_Shotgun]

This level is such a mindblowing achivement for the ps2. A giant city with flying cars and with silky smooth 60fps.

[@daseal1479]

And an early PS2 game at that, alongside Jak 1, FFX and KH1. Zone of the Enders and MGS2 as well.

[@simonediliberto4314]

It was this level that convinced Sony and made them green lit the game

[@MalosiAudios]

the start of the 21st century was a sight to behold

[@ctpp64]

​@@daseal1479yeah kh1 hollow bastion really impressed me for a ps2 game

[@TheRojo387]

Sadly only the canopy of said city.

[@StarsandBarsRecords]

Classic theme.

[@StarofSolomon]

I love it! Spooky and mysterious! This theme stands out the most to me than all the other Ratchet and Clank themes.

[@BradyToons]

I feel like the newer games completely miss the style the old games had. The newer games seem to go for a more "futuristic cyberpunk" aesthetic, with a more cinematic approach, while the older games had a more "retro/steampunk, mechanical element" to them, and completely made fun of the corporate world the universe infatuated itself with. It's almost as if the newer games became what the older games made fun of.

[@theinimitablejora522]

I like to compare Ratchet to Kingdom Hearts. It started with a very certain energy, a specific mojo and theming that quickly changed into what the series's identity would TRULY be. Kingdom Hearts 2 and Tools of Destruction firmly cemented what these franchises truly were, leaving those earlier entries and their unique tones and themes as beautiful anomalies. Seeing as I quite like both Kingdom Hearts and Ratchet for what they've become and are defined as as franchises, I am NOT complaining- rather, I just appreciate KH1's charming Disney magic and RaC 1's cynical steampunk anti-overcapitalist aesthetic for the special unique experiences they breed, keeping these more outdated entries on the same level overall as the games that followed.

[@LookingTheBest]

Music makes all the difference. The new games would have felt amazing with this music. Such a shame that the new composer doesnt have the skill that Dave had, or Copeland for that matter.

[@perstongravey4556]

They started going for the “futuristic cyberpunk” aesthetic in the second game

[@theboldone1961]

Jesus Christ

[@BradyToons]

@@theboldone1961 ?

[@za3739]

One thing that makes me appreciate this soundtrack even more is the fact that Ratchet had never seen any planet other than veldin before the game starts, so all the wonder and curiosity these tracks evoke in the player are probably the same feelings ratchet felt.

[@oaky2222]

You are mostly correct, but Ratchet has indeed been to another planet before Veldin, he was an infant on Fastoon and then he got sent to Veldin by Kaiden.

[@brent.b.productions2015]

​@@oaky2222 true but he has no "memories" of Fastoon and before he met Clank Veldin and its wasteland was all he knew

[@briarmason8737]

Ratchet: "Hey you're that robot guy, right?" Al: "No, I build robots. I, myself, am not a robot guy, per se. Ehehehehe." Ratchet: "Nerd." Clank: "I like him." And here we find Big Al. Such a dork but easily became one of my favorite characters in the series.

[@ironmindf9655]

One of the few recurring characters love big al

[@SirDavid290]

In French he mumbles about how he's not a robot creator, but that he rather serve them.

[@SpaceFighter2004]

He sounds like Chief Wiggum with a lisp

[@perrytheplatypus2001]

Original Ratchet: tch nerd Reboot Ratchet: wow I am in geek heaven!

[@rhager842]

I miss the old Al, where his face clipped through itself.

[@NSXTypeRGTRLM]

This is a fun song to listen to on headphones.

[@REIVAXMEELAS]

tru

[@maestrofeli4259]

it is yeah

[@basilishot336]

wait til you find the stereo one

[@stache297]

The one in Up Your Arsenal sounds better

[@ScrewBall105]

And here we have the background theme of every Ratchet and Clank video essay ever made.

[@irishboy_pa]

Haha yes, but it so iconic

[@blovett0814]

This, Blackwater City, Gemlik Base, and the Starship Phoenix themes are the best in the entire series. So many childhood memories 🤩

[@rainbowsuplex6057]

Ratchet and Clank fly to Metropolis on planet Kerwan, looking to buy the Heli-Pack upgrade from Big Al's Robo Shack.

[@blovett0814]

RainbowSuplex Ratchet and Clank arrive in Metropolis, a bustling city with many sights. They find Big Al, who takes them to new heights!

[@truelegendv1]

Shut up

[@prettyboy8034]

Why are you narrating the game

[@Sirmichaeltheblackknight3563]

@@prettyboy8034 why do you care?

[@rockyaoki8929]

The sound of your childhood.

[@Brindlebrother]

Dang Helga, making you pay 1,000 bolts for a swingshot. Life's not fair.

[@simonparkin2514]

Sving shot

[@jaelynmoore1672]

Nostalgia

[@arteyx2119]

Indeed

[@jaelynmoore1672]

@@arteyx2119 i miss 2002

[@RiOSquINTos]

@@jaelynmoore1672 same

[@slimey630]

Such an iconic theme. **_**

[@Neoniq41]

To this day I don't think there's ANY other ratchet song that tops this one, at best they're almost just as good.

[@IshaanGupta00]

THE definitive Ratchet & Clank theme. Hell, the entire soundtrack is a revelation. ❤️

[@RYNOking5ify]

2002 was a good year in the city

[@Clockwerk2.0]

Took me a minute to remember this skill point from Up Your Arsenal. Nice reference.

[@antipsychotic451]

the previous year, not so much

[@lilacocto9103]

Who else finds it a bit strange that in spite of Metropolis being designed to be a bustling futuristic city, each and EVERY building has extensive plant growth on it like it's abandoned?

[@Zodska]

naah... its called solarpunk ahaha

[@CommonNeon]

This song right here! One of the best soundtracks in game history

[@flewis02]

Can we all agree that this is the Song that completely defines the Rachet and Clank series as a whole? I literally look forward to this song in newer games and tho they dont always hit the same...they put a smile on my face and take me way back to the early PS2 days of games...the BEST days of gaming which includes the gamecube and the first Halo

[@AvoozlPlays]

It's got that old fashioned sci-fi music vibe at some points.

[@_thomas_andrew_]

This is PS2 games National Anthem

[@thoroughlyunoriginalname]

I have only played the second and third game but hearing the first few seconds of this arrangement, I could tell it was a pure stroke of genius.

[@Ayman-fs3rc]

Hype for ratchet and clank rifted apart

[@mdid-wm2jg]

Yes

[@hiphop90s98]

I still hope we get the original 3 games in an HD collection also on the ps5 then cause Jak and Daxter also has their HD collection out from PS3 to PS4 so why not the same with ratchet and clank would be Fucking badass to see a HD collection for the ps5 bro

[@armorwolf7934]

@@hiphop90s98 sly as well I like playing them on og ps2 tho

[@hiphop90s98]

@@armorwolf7934 i still hope too bro sly also need to come back , good old days

[@LookingTheBest]

Lmk how the music is. Doubt it will compare to these still.

[@Liquorice_Monster]

I had completely forgotten about this level. I played the first Ratchet and Clank when I was a little kid and I only remembered a little bit of it, mostly just the Veldin intro level and the Novalis level, and a little bit of Aridia. Somehow I'd totally lost memory of Kerwan. When I played this game again in my early 20's, hearing this theme and seeing Metropolis and remembering "Oh SHIT this level!" was such an experience.

[@konception8945]

This is the one everyone remembers

[@xX5UP3RN00BXx]

Everytime I think of anything even remotely futuristic this song comes to mind.

[@Sanker1]

David Bergeaud God damn it why you had to create this masterpiece

[@ninmue4638]

Can never decide whether Al or the Plumber is my favorite R&C character.

[@perrytheplatypus2001]

The plumber is personally my favorite, I like how in the second one he says "well I'm off, see you two in like a year or so", I just wish they'd kept his original look, they gave him a more grandpa look in the future games and on which I personally didn't like all that much

[@FragolinaGolosina]

Olga!

[@prettyboy8034]

You can have two

[@simonediliberto4314]

@@FragolinaGolosina Helga*

[@corypopowich2879]

@@perrytheplatypus2001 I think his grandpa look is to imply that he's growing up with us. Especially since he's aware of the first game's remaking in R&C 2016.

[@nolandbeyond8890]

First game I ever played, was 2 years old at the time, remember every single bit of this game even at such a young age, man, the memories, and to this day I own every single R&C Game there is

[@RetroDeathReviews666]

First console game for me, I think I was 3 or 4. I own all the PS2 ones but didn't have much interest in the others for some reason.

[@williamwalsh4743]

Cap

[@SolProxy]

I don't know what that low sound at 2:54 is but damn it's good.

[@asiancooldude2151]

Before your time stamp was a drum and after was a bass guitar

[@HiAnthonyA]

Iconic is the only way to describe this BGM. You knew you were experiencing greatness listening to this for the first time

[@ck-oq2td]

I can hear Ratchet falling.

[@RetroAmateur1989]

I dunno why, but from all the R&C games this stuck with me the most.

[@alicewiegold4425]

Did you play the demo when it came out? This was one of the levels you could play on it, the other being Blackwater City, so maybe that could be the reason

[@RetroAmateur1989]

@@alicewiegold4425 no, I didn't play the demo. And what is even more curious is that it wasn't even my first ratchet and clank. I started with the second one.

[@alicewiegold4425]

@@RetroAmateur1989 just saw your reply sorry 😅 This is quite a catchy song, to be fair 🎶

[@xjum8547]

The first R&C is the best by a longshot. The sequels are fine enough, I've seen worse futures for franchises, but the original had originality, personality and very well tuned progression. You start with a wrench and slowly work your way up. You get the satisfaction of finding loot as if you were playing Diablo or Borderlands, but enjoy platforming the likes of Mario or Crash Bandicoot along the way: only better. In a way it reminds of me Half Life in that regard. Every new item is both fun and a necessary new tool. The completeness of this game is an underappreciated masterpiece.

[@asiancooldude2151]

I get that but I believe R&C3 was better in terms of progression or at least weapon progression as there were more than one proper ways of grinding bolts that didn’t take too long to get the next big gun (sewer crystals debatable tho) compared to the 1st, especially when you’d also spend quite a lot of bolts just on ammo

[@houndofthepines5778]

Been my ringtone for the last 2 years!!

[@brent.b.productions2015]

Mine too! Maybe I change it someday to another planet theme 😂

[@_Tzer]

the soundtrack sounds stitched together.. which is beautiful considering it related to the plot.

[@drewbear_07]

Who else used to do that bolt farming trick with the cars on the underpass?

[@jonathonnolan2195]

I did plus all the crates near the obstacle course

[@rowan6089]

I remember as a kid just having fun beating up the quark bot with different weapons and then I was shocked when it actually got destroyed with one of the weapons (i can't remember which one) and got a skill point!

[@hessexm8065]

it has to have expolsive properties hope that helps you remenber

[@gamerguy425]

SO. FREAKING. ICONIC. And Nostalgic. And funky. it perfectly captures the vibe of this fast paced city. Considering the demo also starts on this level I think, this is the first bit of RAC soundtrack I heard.

[@superlombax1561]

I like how this is the longest David Bergeaud theme in the series.

[@owenbramoulle1572]

Epic theme.

[@SN-yn6it]

This. Theme. Never. Gets. Old. Just a classic man.

[@CrooksTG22]

Everyone line up for the Captain’s fitness exam !

[@Raven88s]

I used to love this game more than I loved myself 😭

[@SharksandDinos]

I consider this the definitive Ratchet and Clank theme.

[@Drazler501]

When a 2002 game has better OST than a 2021 game made by the same company

[@RealSpaceChild]

Company might be same but many developers who worked on PS2 games aren't around anymore neither is composer David Bergeaud. He stopped making music for the series after Quest for Booty.

[@aryanakiraj5049]

@@RealSpaceChilddamn my first ratchet game was crack in time, I just missed him.

[@unatco6554]

Gigachad enjoyers

[@eskapon5608]

This theme goes hard

[@therandomartist3201]

Play this if you want to make me zone out and feel nostalgia

[@nytr0s96]

This song uses the same fucking sample that I've been trying to look for for years it's in this game it's in Tetris the Grand Master it's in Street fighter alpha It was Chun-Li's theme and I cannot for the life of me figure out what the sample is and it's killing me

[@jacquelineliu2641]

it's from x-static goldmine 3

[@acprime2532]

2:42 Epic!!

[@nidomeister24]

I only played a demo version of Ratchet & Clank that only had Metropolis and Blackwater City playable.

[@joshwillcox7141]

That's what actually got me inyo the entire series!

[@darkwhisper6714]

Same. It was the master trainer (alongside that theme) who made me buy that game later xd

[@haydentootell3166]

1:07 is the best part

[@nashrarig4439]

Those Blargian brutes had the slowest missile guns ever. Like oh no, here comes a missile, lemme just leisurely walk 2 steps to the right.

[@giraffeman326]

Why do I feel nostalgic from music in a game I’ve never even played before?

[@gamerbeast5098]

Soundtrack was mad different back then

[@jacquelineliu2641]

Because you played Tetris the Grandmaster or Street Fighter Alpha 3?

[@ClearTrackSpeed]

When someone says Ratchet and Clank; this is the theme that comes to mind; A Sy-fi electronic theme that’s benefiting a metropolitan city set on a planet in space

[@ultrayoshi9657]

As an idm and breakbeat fan i hear the excat same drum loops in alot of the stuff i listen to

[@skyartisan8873]

this track still gives me goosebumps, so good

[@REIVAXMEELAS]

2020

[@SangoGamingChannel]

#forever

[@skyartisan8873]

yess

[@SaoryEmanoelle]

​@@skyartisan8873 Yesss

[@hellonokay1925]

...

[@gtprime2410]

2:42 So catchy.

[@aminemalek4213]

Second game ever played on my ps2 demo CD back in 2004 (first one was tekken 4 ofc :D)

[@cesardelgado6821]

Giga chad sent me here and i love it

[@panuru9175]

This always pump out my head everytime when i remember about Rachet and Clank!

[@holysunset3905]

I played it just the other day and it reaffirmed that this game is the best

[@Sannu98]

This is so memorable aaaaah😍

[@incojnitoamogud9722]

i miss that atmosphere from rachet and clank 2002

[@Dodge3500Dually]

So many memories with this game. Damn.

[@J-OnFire]

Brings back Memories.

[@BJ-zd2or]

Ahhh so many memories!!!!

[@giorgiopesenti6303]

absolute banger

[@feehn3071]

While I'm sure it will never have a killer sountrack like this anymore, I do hope to find something similar one day! Still remember when I got this game the first time, this ost here, this was the FIRST time in a game I was hooked immidiatly but the sound before the level

[@gaminggladiator06]

a city amongst the sky may lead to exciting new leaps in your journey... for the right price.

[@zeze1991]

Spotify? What's a Spotify?

[@pitamen]

respect ya bro and i can tell you one thing... dont stop doing those tipe of videos cuz they r fire

[@betterwinds]

Ratchet The Grandmaster

[@danielortiz4591]

This was one of the first ps2 games i played. I remember accidentally finding the gold bolt under the spawn right away by accident

[@g-money9009]

Classic.

[@bendythegamingdevildarlin4572]

One of the very few planets the Blargg chose not to harvest.

[@crazypoptart955]

Futuristic vibes!

[@Kyle-ii4fp]

Nostalgia!

[@francissoto2427]

Siempre me gustaba esta canción ❤

[@dudemagtibay1681]

I miss this

[@sebotrp]

I searched "Banger OST" and this is what came up. Makes sense. Now please excuse me while i casually download this song via youtube mp3 straight into my pink ipod mini

[@semantechx]

That sample is so sick haha. I recognize it from SFA3, Chun-Li's theme. I also believe it was used in TGM2+ or perhaps it was TGM3; either way, this track is sweet!

[@jacquelineliu2641]

The sample was used in all 3 TGM games. In TGM3 it's the exact audio clip, while in earlier games it's just the melody.

[@semantechx]

@@jacquelineliu2641 By any chance do you know where I can find the original audio sample? I'm a bit of a collector haha.

[@jacquelineliu2641]

@@semantechx X-static Goldmine 3

[@semantechx]

@@jacquelineliu2641 Wow, thanks! Just found it, it'll be fun recreating this. I had no idea there were sample discs. If you wanna share anything else, feel free to, I absolutely love music.

[@jacquelineliu2641]

@@semantechx Mind leaving your discord or telegram? The comment section isn't a good place to talk

[@ShoaibKhan-bz5qm]

2:26 unique, never heard this part in R&C3

[@teejaaaaaaaaay]

that part and the last part until the the song starts looping werent in R&C3

[@R3SerialDreams]

HAPPY 20TH ANNIVERSARY TO RaC!!! #RAC20TH

[@rahmanaji7789]

Nice music

[@Addyrail]

Yes. Just… yes.

[@giraffeman326]

I’ve never played this game before, but I swear I’ve heard this from somewhere.

[@arctiazarno8134]

Funny you say thay. Someone was playing Britney spears at my work. And quite a lot of the songs elements were quite reminiscent to me of my time in this game. This song in particular. Music seems to follow periodical time locks. Some musicians in this era held a smilair sound

[@sebastianlang5355]

David Burgeaud for ever ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@bakevv6967]

:( so good

[@jravee5994]

get em

[@dannyk2184]

This is very good music when you slow it down on 0.75X slowly

[@SRJplayGAMES]

Banger

[@rSkraff]

Damn bruh the emotion in this whole trilogy and ost. The dynamic between ratchet and clank not liking each other let alone getting along basically until the very end. Then the second and third build up that brotherhood like friendship into deadlocked then after the future series they slapped us with a shit show also known as Ratchet 2016

[@bradydeathpunch]

This game is truly the best out of all of them